Jesus purpose in coming
10 For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save the lost.” Luke 19:10 Here Jesus states in His own words His reason for coming.
“The master praised the unrighteous manager because he had acted shrewdly.”
1 Now he said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who received an accusation that his manager was squandering his possessions. 2 So he called the manager in and asked, ‘What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your management, because you can no longer be my manager.’ 3 “Then the manager said to himself, ‘What will I do …
Forcing their way into the kingdom
16 “The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the good news of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing their way into it. Luke 16:16 NASB The Christian Standard Bible translates it differently, but footnotes the “traditional” translation: 16 “The Law and the Prophets were until John; since then, the good news …
God’s Love
How great is the love the Father has lavished on me,that I should be called a child of God—and I am!Therefore the world does not know me,because it did not know Him. 1 John 3:1 CSB God’s Very Nature 8 The one who does not love does not know God, because God is love. 1 John …
People’s opinion of Jesus
“A great prophet has risen among us,” and “God has visited[Or come to help] his people.” 14 Then he came up and touched the open coffin, and the pallbearers stopped. And he said, “Young man, I tell you, get up!” 15 The dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his …
Loving Jesus
A secret to loving Jesus more. Want to love Jesus more? Focus on His forgiveness. The more we recognize the depth of our sin and Jesus’ forgiveness of it, the more our love for Him will increase. 41 “A creditor had two debtors. One owed five hundred denarii,[A denarius = one day’s wage] and the …
The Prophecy of Cyrus
45:1 The Lord says this to Cyrus, his anointed,whose right hand I have graspedto subdue nations before himand disarm[a] kings,to open doors before him,and even city gates will not be shut:2 “I will go before youand level the uneven places;[b]I will shatter the bronze doorsand cut the iron bars in two.3 I will give you …
Waiting fulfillment of the second part of Isaiah 61:2
In Luke 4:16-21, was given the scroll of Isaiah to read and He started at Isaiah 61:1, but then stopped reading in the middle of the prophecy of His return (Isaiah 61:2 and following). He stops in the middle of the prophecy of His coming, sits down and says “Today as you listen, this Scripture …
Protected: Happy are the Hurting
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Leaders & Justice
King Herod John the Baptist Beheaded 14 King Herod heard about it, because Jesus’s name had become well known. Some[b] said, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that’s why miraculous powers are at work in him.” 15 But others said, “He’s Elijah.” Still others said, “He’s a prophet, like one of the prophets from long ago.” 16 When Herod heard of it, he said, “John, the …